Dalton vs Sumner

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton and Sumner: population, income, housing, and more.

Dalton and Sumner are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sumner has the higher population (69 vs 33 in Dalton). Sumner has the higher median home value ($82,500 vs $73,300 in Dalton). Since 2019, Dalton's population has grown faster (+37.5% vs -47.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Sumner
Population	33	69
Median age	74.2 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,750
Median home value	$73,300	$82,500
Housing units	10	67
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Sumner
Population	24 → 33 (+37.5%)	131 → 69 (-47.3%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $55,313 (+4.5%)	$47,500 → $48,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $73,300 (+10.6%)	$55,000 → $82,500 (+50.0%)

Dalton

Population

2433

Median household income

$52,917$55,313

Median home value

$66,300$73,300

Sumner

Population

13169

Median household income

$47,500$48,750

Median home value

$55,000$82,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Sumner
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	33.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	42.4%	26.1%
75 and over	24.2%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Sumner
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	100.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Sumner
No high school diploma	6.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	27.3%	56.4%
Some college or associate's	66.7%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Sumner
Drove alone	23.1%	85.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	76.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Sumner
1-unit, detached	50.0%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	44.8%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Sumner
Poverty rate	60.6%	4.3%
Average household size	5.50	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	41
Median year structure built	1974	1971